Austertana Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Finnmark#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Label:Austertana
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Northern Norway
Subdivision Name2:Finnmark
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Øst-Finnmark
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Deatnu-Tana
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:9845 Tana
Elevation M:16
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:70.4383°N 28.5106°W

,, or [2] is a village in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located along one of the inner bays of the large Tanafjorden, east of Rustefjelbma in northeastern Tana. The village is home to the Austertana Chapel. Austertana has the world's second largest quartzite quarry.

The Norwegian County Road 890 runs through the village. That road is the only road access to Båtsfjord Municipality and Berlevåg Municipality to the northeast on the Varanger Peninsula.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Austertana. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-03-22.
  2. Web site: Informasjon om stadnamn. Norgeskart. Kartverket. no. 2024-07-01.